[Amended 8-23-1977 by Ord. No. 757]
It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner on public or private property within the Township of Wyckoff or in any area under the jurisdiction of said Township any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable waste.
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the Township of Wyckoff or in any area under the jurisdiction of said Township any sewage or other polluted waters except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of Part 1 of this chapter.
Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other similar facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage within the Township of Wyckoff.
[Amended 8-20-2019 by Ord. No. 1884]
All owners of buildings situated in the Township of Wyckoff on premises abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way in which there is now located or may in the future be located a public sewer or Authority sewer is hereby required, at his own expense, to install suitable toilet facilities therein and to connect such facilities directly to the public sewer or Authority sewer in accordance with the provisions of Part 1 of this chapter within 30 calendar days after the date of official notice requiring such action, unless specifically exempted by provisions of this Part 1.
[Amended 4-19-1983 by Ord. No. 893]
A. 
All owners of buildings situated within the Township of Wyckoff on premises abutting any street, alley or right-of-way, as designated in Wyckoff Ordinance No. 579,[1] in which there is located a public sewer or Authority sewer installed prior to January 1, 1977, as part of Wyckoff pollution control system under contracts 1, 2, 4 and 7 of said system; and all owners of buildings situated within the Township of Wyckoff upon premises abutting any street, alley or right-of-way, designated in Wyckoff Ordinance No. 886,[2] as part of Wyckoff pollution control system under Contract 15, and as designated in Wyckoff Ordinance No. 943, as part of Wyckoff pollution control system under Contract 22 of said system, who have an existing individual sewage disposal facility which is operating satisfactorily and constructed and maintained in accordance with local law, shall not be required to connect the toilet facilities therein directly to the public sewer or Authority sewer lines unless:
[Amended 4-16-1985 by Ord. No. 947]
(1) 
The individual sewage disposal facility requires substantial repair. The Wyckoff Board of Health shall determine on the basis of the public health and welfare whether any individual sewage disposal facility is in need of substantial repair. Pumping of such a facility shall be permitted at reasonable intervals, the frequency of which shall be determined by the Wyckoff Board of Health. No person shall pump or empty an individual sewage disposal system without first obtaining a permit from the Wyckoff Board of Health.
(2) 
There is a change of use, ownership, or occupancy of the building.
[Amended 8-20-2019 by Ord. No. 1884]
[1]
Editor's Note: Ord. No. 579 is a sewer bond ordinance adopted February 4, 1969, for the construction of additions to the sewer system.
[2]
Editor's Note: Ord. No. 886 is a sewer bond ordinance adopted November 23, 1982, for the construction of additions to the sewer system.
B. 
Upon the occurrence of the event stated in Subsection A(1) above, the owner of the building is required, at his own expense, to connect the toilet facilities with the public sewer or Authority sewer in accordance with the provisions of this Part 1 of this chapter within 30 calendar days after the date of official notice requiring such action.
[Amended 8-20-2019 by Ord. No. 1884]
C. 
Upon the occurrence of an event stated in Subsection A(2) above, including a real property transfer, the owner of the property shall abandon all subsurface sewage disposal systems and connect to public or Sewer Authority sanitary sewer system if the property abuts any street, alley or right-of-way in which there is located a public sewer or Authority sewer. Said connection must be completed prior to obtaining a continued certificate of occupancy for the property.
[Added 8-20-2019 by Ord. No. 1884]
A. 
In the event a public sanitary sewer or Authority sewer to which the owner of a building is required to connect, pursuant to the aforementioned sections of this Article, is not available within 150 feet of such building, existing individual sewer disposal facilities may be utilized, provided:
(1) 
The building is used solely as a single-family residence.
(2) 
The building is in existence as of the effective date of this Article.
(3) 
Such facilities strictly conform to all applicable state and local laws, ordinances, rules and regulations.
B. 
Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event a public sanitary sewer or Authority sewer is available for use within 150 feet of a building, it shall be unlawful to construct or reconstruct any individual sewage disposal facility or part thereof or any leaching pit, trench or field.
[Amended 8-20-2019 by Ord. No. 1884]
All owners of buildings situated within the Township of Wyckoff on premises abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way in which there is located or may in the future be located two public sewers, including Authority sewers, one of which is within 150 feet of the building, shall have the option to connect to either sewer, provided such election is made within 30 calendar days after receiving written notification from the Township of Wyckoff, and such election may not be revoked without approval of the Township Committee of the Township of Wyckoff.